Quest For Knowledge is a cognitive odyssey through the settings and artifacts of ancient traditions. Its goal is understanding timeless issues in learning, teaching, and the acquisition and use of knowledge. This program is composed of two complementary parts: Quest For Knowledge Web - a learner-produced set of knowledge constructs on the World Wide Web that disseminate knowledge associated with a study abroad program in Greece. Quest For Knowledge Study Abroad Program - a study abroad in Greece that situates learning in the authentic setting and culture where pivotal events took place related to learning, teaching, and the acquisition and use of knowledge as a means to promote richer case-based reasoning upon them. Follow these annotated links to use the QFK Web site as a continuing source of information and learning: Enter here for a tour of the Web-based learning portfolios from participants in the 1998 Quest for Knowledge Study Abroad to Greece. For basic information about underlying purpose and rationale of the Quest for Knowledge Study Abroad, you can read the program overview and program rationale pages. To prepare QFK participants for this type of reasoning, students in cognitive science and educational technology courses created Web-based projects focusing on learning and teaching cases within the framework of several domains of practice in education and media. For information about the creation of Web-based learning portfolio projects by participants in the 1998 Quest for Knowledge Study Abroad to Greece, you can read about the learning units. For information about things that you should do to prepare for the QFK study abroad program in Greece and for learning and discussion on the QFK Web, you should use the things To Do page. For information about the itinerary for the 1998 QFK Study Abroad program in Greece, you should browse the schedule page. For information about the people behind the QFK Web and study abroad programs, you can check the who's who page. Updated as of December 16, 2010 © 1996-2011 by Program House
This program is composed of two complementary parts:
Follow these annotated links to use the QFK Web site as a continuing source of information and learning:
Updated as of December 16, 2010 © 1996-2011 by Program House
